Ivan Bogović
Manager, IT Engineering · Open Systems AG
📍 Zürich, Switzerland · Available across EU + Switzerland
Profile
IT Engineering leader with 15+ years translating complex infrastructure and cybersecurity requirements into reliable, governed, and scalable internal services. Currently leading Internal IT Engineering at Open Systems AG — service ownership, people leadership, architecture direction and senior decision-making for business-critical platforms deployed across 180+ countries.
Expertise
Engineering Leadership
Team organisation, staffing, mentoring, delegation and delivery ownership across engineering and 24×7 operations.
Secure Connectivity
SASE, SD-WAN, SSE, ZTNA, FWaaS — Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco — design through production operation.
Infrastructure & Resilience
Linux, NetApp, Veeam, VMware, Azure, M365, Entra ID — datacentres, backup, storage and service lifecycle.
Operational Excellence
ITIL, ServiceNow, Incident & Change Management, 24×7 NOC/MC operations, documentation and runbooks.
Automation & Tooling
Python, Ansible, Terraform, SaltStack, Shell — repeatable delivery and infrastructure-as-code.
Governance & Risk
Access control, endpoint hardening, audit-driven initiatives, DR planning and compliance delivery.
Experience
Feb 2025 – Present · Zürich, Switzerland
Manager, IT Engineering
Open Systems AG
Leading Internal IT Engineering and Operations — four FTEs plus contractors. Accountable for service ownership, architecture direction, delivery planning, go-live readiness and operational handover across Linux, NetApp, Veeam, networking, firewalls and M365.
Nov 2022 – Jan 2025 · Zürich, Switzerland
Senior IT Systems Engineer
Open Systems AG
Technical lead for Linux, Veeam, NetApp, networking and firewall services. Led LAN/WAN/Wi-Fi refresh and Cisco backbone modernisation. Certified Mission Control Engineer supporting 24×7 global operations across 180+ countries.
Dec 2021 – Nov 2022 · Switzerland
Service Bureau Infrastructure Engineer
Bottomline AG DACH
Managed two Zurich datacentres. Designed network architecture and PKI. Owned Windows Server (AD, DHCP, SQL), SWIFT systems and firewall infrastructure. Led datacentre migration to Nutanix.
Nov 2020 – Nov 2021 · Germany
Senior Consultant – Security Infrastructure
IS4IT / Phoenix Pharma
2nd-level Security Consultant across multiple firewall vendors. Delivered SD-WAN improvements, security audits and compliance-oriented infrastructure work.
Nov 2019 – Oct 2020 · Germany
Engineering Consultant / Senior Network Engineer
ALTEN / Siemens
Network troubleshooting, VPN migration, firewall installation and new site rollouts across Siemens customer sites.
Sep 2017 – Jun 2019 · Germany
Firewall Specialist
Hemmersbach GmbH & Co. KG
Fortinet migrations, Wi-Fi firewall implementations, FortiAnalyzer/FortiManager deployment and internal security training.
2009 – 2017 · Croatia / Europe
Network & Security Engineer
SPAN d.d. and earlier roles
8 years progressive network and security engineering — Cisco routing/switching, firewall operations and customer-facing technical delivery across Croatia and Europe.
Certifications
Technology
Technical Knowledge Base
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